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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The End of Summer Ice Cream Social will close out Senior Citizens Week in Coral Gables. (Photo: Shutterstock).

Senior Citizens Week is under way in Coral Gables, from Medicare fraud to Bitcoin

NEWS

Cover of the draft North Ponce & Flagler Section Historic Property Survey, featuring a photograph of a historic stone building beneath the report title and a large “DRAFT” watermark.

North Ponce historic survey arrives as Crystal Residences nears final vote

August 17, 2026

Photograph of the University of Miami campus entrance sign overlaid with six labeled panels. Under the heading "What the university would receive": hospital use, up to 100 beds permitted in the Multi-Use Zone with no conditional-use vote; enrollment, 17,500 becomes a mitigation threshold rather than a cap; development intensity, the 6.8 million square foot cap gives way to a floor area ratio of 1.0; and parking, certain city spaces and their revenue shift to the university. Under the heading "What the city would receive": a park of 5.52 acres conveyed only if the city approves everything on terms the university accepts, and a payment of $1,025,000 in the first year rising 4 percent annually for 30 years.

POLL: What should the Coral Gables City Commission do with the University of Miami’s proposed 30-year development agreement?

August 17, 2026

Brown sargassum seaweed floats in dense patches across shallow coastal water near the shoreline.

Fish deaths and sargassum pile up in Coral Gables waters amid a record season

August 17, 2026

OPINION

Aerial photograph of the University of Miami campus showing academic buildings, green spaces, a lake with a fountain, and athletic facilities surrounded by tree-lined neighborhoods.

EDITORIAL: Don’t rush the public decision on UM deal

August 13, 2026

Coral Gables City Commission seated during the final 2026 budget hearing on September 25, where commissioners approved a $313.6 million budget and debated pet projects and cost-of-living adjustments.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables City Commission should stop treating an interim manager as a contingency

July 30, 2026

Blank Transportation Advisory Board meeting record with four agenda items, empty “Action taken” fields and an unsigned “Minutes approved” line.

EDITORIAL: Why can’t Coral Gables’ transportation board meet regularly?

July 23, 2026

ARTS & LEISURE

Close-up portrait of a blonde woman wearing red lipstick and holding red fabric against a vivid red background.

Sarah Vaughan winner and UM alum Kate Kortum closes CAP’s 41st summer season

August 17, 2026

Collage-style image of a cat facing a black-and-white cat in a mirror, with a small building and tree set against an orange-and-blue landscape in the background.

CatVideoFest returns to Coral Gables Art Cinema, with ticket sales helping local furry felines

August 17, 2026

Black-and-white portrait of a bald man beside the red cover of Peter Santenello’s book Your Fellow Americans.

Journalist with 4 million YouTube subscribers stops in Coral Gables

August 17, 2026